Motography (Jan-Jun 1918)

February 16, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 339 Howling Hank, and he was a union villain licensed by the Moving Picture Theater Villains' Association, to wear the official black mustache and carry forty-seven shots in his six-shooter. Now, Howling Hank was determined that Violet should work in his dance-hall, and Molly was just as determined that Violet should not. Into this life and death struggle King Solomon, the donkey, kicked Professor Pinhead, and this elongated individual eventually obtained Dutch courage enough to route the villain, to save Violet, and to marry Molly. Birds of Crag and Cavern — (Split Reel) — Nature study. One of the largest bird colonies in the world is to be found on the sea rocks off the coast of Oregon. The difficulty of approaching the Coast has prevented molestation of the birds, and they have no fear whatever of man. For that reason Mr. Finley was enabled to get wonderful views of the murres or guillemats, of the cormorants, and of the sea gulls. Gems of the Adriatic — (Split Reel) — Scenic. The Adriatic is one of the most, ancient bodies of water. It has a history dating far beyond the Roman Era. The leading seaport of Dalmatia is Spalato, the country residence of the Roman Emperor Diacletian. Salona is another ancient and modern city. The pillars of ancient public buildings are extremely picturesque in panorama. The Great Sea Scandal — (One Reel)— Nestor — Comedy. Chester Smelt was taking his daughter to Mocha-and-Java. Smelt >had an unfailing eye for beauty, and Senorita Friola was a beautiful woman and was taking the same trip. His advances to her and the efforts of his daughter's rejected fiance to elope with her caused poor Chester all manner of difficulty and threatened his life innumerable times. His last escapade landed him in Friola's stateroom and in Friola's bed and nothing but his ready tongue saved Chester Smelt from becoming Friola's sardine. He produced a letter which he had just written, stating: "Bearer is Secret Service man for those United States, looking for a woman spy." This statement satisfied every one and the Great Sea Scandal was over. Universal Screen Magazine — Issue No. 57 — The care and training of blind children is the first subject in this Screen Magazine. The editor then takes us for a trip to Mexico, down the Atlantic Coast. In the country below the Rio Grande we find a lazy, carefree people, the women making shoes, sombreros, shawls, baskets, tortillas, bringing up myriads of stark naked children all packed in adobe houses like crowds in the subway. Some one has suggested that the Niagara River be further harnessed as a coal economy measure. The Screen Magazine shows the wonderful beauties which would be largely eliminated by transferring their beauty into 61,500,000 tons of coal for a year. But the most startling shot in the Weekly is the one showing the method of cutting big ships in two, so that they can pass through the Welland Canal and be joined again for use in the Atlantic. The magazine ends with a Miracle in Mud by Willie Hopkins, entitled "Sad but True." The Bull's Eye — Serial — Episode One, "First Blood." — Eddy Polo plays Ed Cody, cowboy. He goes east to bring back Cora Clayton (Vivian Reed), his employer's daughter. He tells her of his fight with Sweeney Bodin, one of the cowboys with a cruel disposition. As the train nears their home station it is held up by twenty masked riders. They capture and bind Ed. Mutual Pictures Three Times and Out — (One Reel) — Strand — February 12. — Comedy starring Billie Rhodes. Billie and her sweetheart go horseback riding and when they dismount the horses run away. Her lover dashes after them and Billie accepts the invitation of another young man to flivver home. The flivver blows a cylinder and Billie's sweetheart refuses to help her out of her predicament. At a dance that evening she gets even by cutting dances with him and arranging with three different rivals to take her home. The rivals accidentally compare notes, each gets another girl and to rub it in Billie's "steady", walks off with another girl. Billie starts for home alone, is accosted by a stewed pedestrian and rescued by a working man. The sweetheart, repentant, returns to meet her and is spurned. He attempts to enforce reconciliation and gets a wallop from her overalled escort. Billie repents and the quarrel is patched up. A Tough Knight — (One Reel) — Essanay — February 2. — Comedy. The artist's model receives a letter from Trixie, his sweetheart, telling him to meet her on the corner at five o'clock. But the artist snatches the note away and rushes to keep the appointment himself. The model changes his attire and arrives just in time to see the girl and the artist disappearing into the former's house. He hides as the artist goes out for a bucket of beer and then slips into the house. When the artist returns and sees his model with the girl, in a rage he throws the beer into his rival's face. The father of the girl becomes angered at the loss of the beer and throws out both suitors. The climax of their troubles comes at the masquerade ball when the model, attired as a knight of old, chases the artist out by means of his sharp-pointed javelin, and at last he is with his sweetheart. Our Little Nell — (One Reel) — Essanay — February 9. — Comedy. Our Little Nell, as fair a two hundred pound lass of the West as ever was wooed by a cow-puncher, tells Jim, her heroic sweetheart, that she cannot wed him until he is rich as well as proud. Upon receipt of the grievous note Jim hies himself to the dance hall where Desperate Desmond is robbing the room full of patrons. A thrilling chase ensues, during most of which time our heroic Jim is pursued by a swarthy bandit. In and out through the rooms the two go and Jim finally traps him in a big wooden cabinet. The sheriff enters and binds the villain. Jim is handed the reward for the bandit's capture and is now permitted to marry Our Little Nell. Famous Players-Lasky Bill Seven big attractions are being released this month by the famous Players-Lasky corporation, exclusive of the short reel films which comprise four from the western studios, one from the eastern studio and two from the Thomas H. Ince organization. The initial releases are Dorothy Dalton in "Flare-up Sal," Pauline Frederick in "Madame Jealousy" and Vivian Martin in "A Petticoat Pilot." All were released February 4. "The Thing We Love," with Wallace Reid and Kathlyn Williams, was released February 11. Enid Bennett in "The Keys of the Righteous" and Sessue Hayakawa in "Hidden Pearls" will be released February 18. The last offering of the month is the new George Beban vehicle, "One More American." This picture is taken from William C. DeMille's well known stage piece and is now being produced by him from the scenario by Olgo Printzlau. Scheduled for release February 25, the film is expected to be finished well in advance of this date. Paramount short reel releases for February include two Klever Komedies, four Bray Pictographs, four Burton Holmes Travelogues, two Mack Sennett comedies, the final installment of the serial, "Who Is Number One?" and the three initial installments of Benjamin Chapin's "The Son of Democracy." raylor Holmes in his latest George K. Spoor ultra-feature, "Ruggles of Red Gap: Metro Elects Officers Richard A. Rowland was unanimously re-elected president of the Metro Pictures Corporation at the annual meeting of the directors, following a two days' session of the stockholders of the corporation, at their offices in the Long Acre building in New York City. James B. Clark of Pittsburgh was elected first vice-president; E. H. Hulsey of Dallas, Texas, second vice-president; J. W. Engel, treasurer; Charles K. Storm,, assistant treasurer, and J. Robert Rubin, secretary and general counsel. The directorate elected includes four new names, Charles K. Stern, who has been cashier and auditor for Metro since its organization, David Stoneman of Boston, E. H. Hulsey of Dallas, Texas, and H. J. Cohen of New York.